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here is senator claire mccaskill. >> well, i'm going to be candid. i think chuck hagel is much more comfortable asking questions than answering them. that's one bad habit you get into when you've been in the senate. you can dish it out but sometimes it's a little more difficult to take it. >> jennifer: interesting. she declared claire mccaskill mccaskill, to say if she would vote for him. joining me now is nicholas burns, former u.s. ambassador professor of dip diplomacy. >> thank welcome to "the war room"." >> thank you. >> jennifer: it lasted eight hours and 20 minutes including breaks. how do you think chuck hagel did today? >> it was a tough hearing no question about it. very contentious in parts. it didn't seem to me, in key starts especially when you show that it was deliberative, it seemed adversarial it seemed like a court trial asking for yes or no questions. they have an obligation to ask tough questions and maybe this is an issue where history has to decide who was right or wrong about the iraq war but there is so much important in this po
here is senator claire mccaskill. >> well, i'm going to be candid. i think chuck hagel is much more comfortable asking questions than answering them. that's one bad habit you get into when you've been in the senate. you can dish it out but sometimes it's a little more difficult to take it. >> jennifer: interesting. she declared claire mccaskill mccaskill, to say if she would vote for him. joining me now is nicholas burns, former u.s. ambassador professor of dip diplomacy. >>...
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mccaskell kind of a cake walk. >> as the royal mounted miss always say, we always get our money, and claire mccaskill got her man. >>> the president bounced back with two strong showings. here's a memorable line from the third debate that ranked as the number five quote of the year. take a look. >> you mentioned the navy, for example. we had fewer ships than we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. because the nature of our military has changed. we have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. we have the ships that go under water, nuclear submarines. >> talk about patronizing. meanwhile, perhaps the most memorable moment from the debates occurred in the second debate. >> the president said on the day after the attack, he went into the rose garden and said this was an act of terror. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration. that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> john, there is so much to that phrase. please proceed. was that constitutional l
mccaskell kind of a cake walk. >> as the royal mounted miss always say, we always get our money, and claire mccaskill got her man. >>> the president bounced back with two strong showings. here's a memorable line from the third debate that ranked as the number five quote of the year. take a look. >> you mentioned the navy, for example. we had fewer ships than we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. because the nature of our military has...
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up next, senator claire mchaskell just out of today's confirmation hearing. is she going to support chuck hagel? and al gore speaks about the future, his new book, and the controversy surrounding his multimillion-dollar al jazeera deal. my interview with the former vice president. ahead on "andrea mitchell reports." tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions such as tongue or throat swelling occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may i
up next, senator claire mchaskell just out of today's confirmation hearing. is she going to support chuck hagel? and al gore speaks about the future, his new book, and the controversy surrounding his multimillion-dollar al jazeera deal. my interview with the former vice president. ahead on "andrea mitchell reports." tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many...
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also, senator claire mccaskill will join us. and later, legendary music producer tommy mottola and then "the politico playbook" with jim vandehei. first bill karins with the forecast. good job on "way too early." >> not bad, right? >> pretty great. >> you're coming along just fine. >> what part of me did you like the best? >> oh, good god. oh. >> i know which part. >> oh, my lord. >> no, no. damn it! why does he always do that? >> always one step too far. >> at least one step. >> good morning, everyone. new england, we got rocked last night. 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts in boston. actually gusted to 60 miles per hour even at laguardia airport last night. these are the wind gusts, not the temperatures. providence at 47. boston at 51. we're actually watching the winds dying off a little bit now in connecticut. the only really dangerous winds still left, rhode island, providence, boston out to the cape. give it another hour and we'll be done with the wind danger threat. there's snow showers and a lot of cold air over the great lakes
also, senator claire mccaskill will join us. and later, legendary music producer tommy mottola and then "the politico playbook" with jim vandehei. first bill karins with the forecast. good job on "way too early." >> not bad, right? >> pretty great. >> you're coming along just fine. >> what part of me did you like the best? >> oh, good god. oh. >> i know which part. >> oh, my lord. >> no, no. damn it! why does he always do that?...
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. >> let me be claire. i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: the reaction was swift. hall of fame player mike this myth said, this generation got rich. seems there was a price to pay. but the head of the player'sdownon complained that to penalize players exonerated in legal proceedings and others never even implicated is similarly unfair. >> cooperstown has always been, to me, a jubilant place that is full of joy and i don't think it will ever be that anymore because of the specter of steroids. >> reporter: clemens and bonds have 14 years of eligibility to find out whether the door to the hall will be opened to them. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," take a look. can drinking too much, even twice a month, turn your face to this? a kind of postcard from the future, next. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about
. >> let me be claire. i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: the reaction was swift. hall of fame player mike this myth said, this generation got rich. seems there was a price to pay. but the head of the player'sdownon complained that to penalize players exonerated in legal proceedings and others never even implicated is similarly unfair. >> cooperstown has always been, to me, a jubilant place that is full of joy and i don't think it will ever be that anymore...
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. >> the nominee for defense secretary was reportedly asked to claire fews his hiss position on nuclear disarmament. it proved more an opportunity for senators inhoff and graham to show that he is in favor of immediate elimination of all nuclear weapons. chuck hagel wasn't having any of it. >> my position, some of the individuals national security leaders as senator nunn talked about, including himself, has never been unilateral disarmament. ever. never. we have over the years which i have supported the united states has led in reducing the efforts to reducing nuclear warheads. there was no more significant voice for that than ronald reagan. fwloo whether the hearings end up revealing any hint as to chuck hagel's actual plans for american defense remains tbd. joining me, i mean, is msnbc political analyst and executive editor of msnbc.com richard wolf. always good to see you, my friend. >> credits, meantime. really? >> i have to throw it in there. there's a few minutes after eastern standard. i want to go to you first on this. the hearings are ongoing. insofar as we can issue a judgment
. >> the nominee for defense secretary was reportedly asked to claire fews his hiss position on nuclear disarmament. it proved more an opportunity for senators inhoff and graham to show that he is in favor of immediate elimination of all nuclear weapons. chuck hagel wasn't having any of it. >> my position, some of the individuals national security leaders as senator nunn talked about, including himself, has never been unilateral disarmament. ever. never. we have over the years which...
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back now, a live look on capitol hill where the former senator is answering questions from senator claire mccaskill right now. it's going into its second hour. joining me by phone is bob kerrey of nebraska, a hagel supporter. sir, it's good to have you here. you are a democrat. hagel is a republican. let's remind everybody hagel did endorse you in your election effort last year and that angered a lot of people on the right. is that why you are coming can out to show your support for him, the fact that you can cross party lines as he was able to cross party lines for you? >> no. if chuck endorsed my opponent, i would still be supporting him for secretary of defense. these are not positions where you can make an endorsement based upon these kinds of political considerations. he's imminently qualified, deeply experienced both in national intelligence issues having been on that committee but he's been on the defense policy board as well. he's chaired the atlantic counc council. he has deep experience with war and peace issues having served during the vietnam war. he's imminently qualified to
back now, a live look on capitol hill where the former senator is answering questions from senator claire mccaskill right now. it's going into its second hour. joining me by phone is bob kerrey of nebraska, a hagel supporter. sir, it's good to have you here. you are a democrat. hagel is a republican. let's remind everybody hagel did endorse you in your election effort last year and that angered a lot of people on the right. is that why you are coming can out to show your support for him, the...
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we helped claire mccaskill get elected on exactly this platform. i met at the white house with members of national conservation and sportsman groups. they don't have a problem with background tracks or a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips which are used in all of the mass shootings, and they are going to weigh in. the american people have to weigh in. and we have to hold our congress accountable, because they frankly, you know, think it's a higher priority to cut police budgets, to -- you know supposedly deal with this debt ceiling -- the last time i checked, 87 americans did not die from the fiscal cliff or the debt ceiling. they are dying from unrestricted access to guns and congress is to blame. >> jennifer: give us some hope. if you have to put your prognosticating hat on, which of the measures are going to get through this congress? will there be an assault weapons ban, background checks and a ban on high-capacity magazines. >> if general mccrystal continues to speak out that these are designed for war and maximum body damage, not for a civ
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lynch is going to announce that he too is going to run for the seat as a democratic against the already claired progressive candidate congressman ed markey. if he does run against ed markey, there does have to be a primary. the primary will take place on april 30th. interesting question, right? would a primary for that seat help the democrats' chances of sending another democrat to serve alongside elizabeth warren in the senate, or would it hurt the chances? and who would have a better chance at winning, ed markey or steven lynch? on the republican sid of things, there is still no word as to whether or not this guy on the right here intends to run again after elizabeth warren beat him by eight points back in november. still no word from scott brown other than -- which scott brown tweeted late at night on saturday in the midst of a spring of misspelled and combative late night tweets where he picked late night fights on twitter, he then deleted the late-night tweets and refused to talk about them. he has avoided all comments on what is going on there. scott brown has finally become the most popu
lynch is going to announce that he too is going to run for the seat as a democratic against the already claired progressive candidate congressman ed markey. if he does run against ed markey, there does have to be a primary. the primary will take place on april 30th. interesting question, right? would a primary for that seat help the democrats' chances of sending another democrat to serve alongside elizabeth warren in the senate, or would it hurt the chances? and who would have a better chance...
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i would like to thank clay claire very much for all of her efforts, as well as thank my colleagues for this extraordinary report that i know that we will all enjoy very much. thank you all very much. doris, if you could please come to the podium. >> good morning. thank you very much, dimitri. i wish you a very happy 2013 as well. we are talking this morning about immigration enforcement. dmitry has keyed the topic. it is often said that there is no agreement in the country on immigration policy. when that we are deeply divided and so forth. of course it is true and of course we are deeply divided. but in fact, there really has been one element of immigration policy. an element that has been a source of support across the board for a very long time. that has been strengthened enforcement. especially border enforcement and deportation removal. we have worked, of course, on many different parts of this consensus and elements of the enforcement system. what this does is to look at the totality to try to figure out what it means. and i think that this is probably the first effort has been m
i would like to thank clay claire very much for all of her efforts, as well as thank my colleagues for this extraordinary report that i know that we will all enjoy very much. thank you all very much. doris, if you could please come to the podium. >> good morning. thank you very much, dimitri. i wish you a very happy 2013 as well. we are talking this morning about immigration enforcement. dmitry has keyed the topic. it is often said that there is no agreement in the country on immigration...
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court justice anthony scalia's unusual hat got some notice at the inauguration today after senator clair mccaskill tweeted about it with the hash tag scalia weird hat. virginia law professor custom made replica of the hat in this portrait of 16th century lawyer saint thomas moore. there were plenty of other note worthy head gears including justice breyers somewhat understated skully and senator happen's big white cowboy hat. none as memorable as aretha franklin's inauguration hat from four years ago. it was quite something. a lot of people will be looking to see what the first lady wears tonight. we will have an official preview of the inaugural ball. not one but two correspondents live and on scene. team fox smotherrage as they dance the night away coming up. this is fox news channel. >> shepard: continuing coverage of the inauguration festivities here in washington, d.c. as the night moves on. all eyes are on the president and first lady as they get ready for the inaugural ball. it's one of two official balls taking place tonight. far fewer back in 2009. look here, that's brad paisley
court justice anthony scalia's unusual hat got some notice at the inauguration today after senator clair mccaskill tweeted about it with the hash tag scalia weird hat. virginia law professor custom made replica of the hat in this portrait of 16th century lawyer saint thomas moore. there were plenty of other note worthy head gears including justice breyers somewhat understated skully and senator happen's big white cowboy hat. none as memorable as aretha franklin's inauguration hat from four...
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budget claire murray. we're going to do a budget this year, and it's going to have revenues in it. and our republican colleagues better get used to that. >> so this is still a fight between how much spending cuts and how much taxes. the president got his -- >> well, simpson 3w0-bowles sai let's get rid of the high tax rates. the president doesn't want that. you had $1 trillion in tax increases with obama care. new tax increases at the beginning of this month. and now they are calling for even more tax increases, and they are not calling to cut spending. they are calling for spending increases. so basically what they're saying is, they want americans to pay more so washington can spend more. that's not going to help the economy, and that is not going to close the gap and balance the budget. the reason we want to balance the budget is not to make the numbers add up. we think that's necessary for growth and opportunity. we think it's necessary to make sure that our kids don't get this debt that they won't be able to handle if we keep going down the path we are on. >> but there are cer
budget claire murray. we're going to do a budget this year, and it's going to have revenues in it. and our republican colleagues better get used to that. >> so this is still a fight between how much spending cuts and how much taxes. the president got his -- >> well, simpson 3w0-bowles sai let's get rid of the high tax rates. the president doesn't want that. you had $1 trillion in tax increases with obama care. new tax increases at the beginning of this month. and now they are...
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claire mccass skill didn't agree with the president on everything. clearly joe man then in west virginia didn't agree with the president on everything. it depends on who gets nominated. the democratic party hopefully will produce moderates. if they don't, if the democratic party produces people far to the left then they have problems. >> brad, a quick response. >> heather, we all know this, this is a fact. we are just a right of center nation. the president wants to take us way left. we know he is tanked in his approval rating since being reelected. we know his rhetoric has been very divisive when he calls for bipartisanship. his record is either going to help his party or hurt his party. i think thateople, especially in very tight elections we are going to see in the house and the senate in the mid terms will distance themselves from the president in order to save themselves. >> we'll see what happens. >> in fact they may be successful. new york city soda ban facing some pretty serious opposition these days. very unpopular. hear why the naacp says i
claire mccass skill didn't agree with the president on everything. clearly joe man then in west virginia didn't agree with the president on everything. it depends on who gets nominated. the democratic party hopefully will produce moderates. if they don't, if the democratic party produces people far to the left then they have problems. >> brad, a quick response. >> heather, we all know this, this is a fact. we are just a right of center nation. the president wants to take us way...
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john is joining us from you a clai claire, did eau claire, wisconsin. caller: i'm an n.r.a. member and i have concealed weapons. you cannot register guns. that is one thing they will push for. everybody will go underground. the guns will just disappear. second of all, if anybody knows history, the semiautomatic weapon has been in this country over 100 years. they are talking like it is a new item. one other thing, when the m-1 carbine was developed in prison 1940's.anyone 40tphepanyonehe - so people are not going to want to register their guns or register themselves in any way. host: "washington post" the white house is looking at solutions a broads strategy on gun violence in america. a responsible solution will emerge when the n.r.a. is no longer a lobbyist for the manufacturers of semiautomatic weapons. david joins from alma, georgia, independent line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, please. caller: people talk about gun laws and all that. and the way i look at it, it was said years ago a armed society is a quiet society and we've got to where we are at a point wher
john is joining us from you a clai claire, did eau claire, wisconsin. caller: i'm an n.r.a. member and i have concealed weapons. you cannot register guns. that is one thing they will push for. everybody will go underground. the guns will just disappear. second of all, if anybody knows history, the semiautomatic weapon has been in this country over 100 years. they are talking like it is a new item. one other thing, when the m-1 carbine was developed in prison 1940's.anyone 40tphepanyonehe - so...
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. >> i have a sense of claire voyans. in this -- clairvoyance. in this respect, many of the sanctions are overseen by the department of state in terms of enforcement, and its crucial that that enforcement can bring a verifiable agreement, hopefully with iran. under your leadership, will the department be committed to the full enforcement of the sanctions passed by the congress and to multilateral efforts to ensure the adherence of other nations to these sanctions? >> yes. totally. i might just quickly add. the real has dropped by about 80%. other nations have been extraordinarily cooperative in reducing their dependence on iranian oil. there is a clear indicator the impact these are having. i think the congress deserves credit to put toughest sanctions in history. >> in that respect, as we hope while the president set all options on the table, we hope that the sanctions which will ultimately drive us to a successful conclusion. what would be the basic parameters in the p-5 plus one effort in terms of enrichment capacity, enriched ukrainement, the
. >> i have a sense of claire voyans. in this -- clairvoyance. in this respect, many of the sanctions are overseen by the department of state in terms of enforcement, and its crucial that that enforcement can bring a verifiable agreement, hopefully with iran. under your leadership, will the department be committed to the full enforcement of the sanctions passed by the congress and to multilateral efforts to ensure the adherence of other nations to these sanctions? >> yes. totally. i...
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sure some of your questions, claire will field and i would like to change claire very much for all her efforts and thank my colleagues for this extraordinary report that i know you will all enjoy very much. thank you very much and doris, please come to the podium. >> good morning, thank you very much. my wish for a happy 2013, as well. we are talking this morning about immigration enforcement as dimitri has teed up. you know, it is often said there is no agreement in the country on immigration policy and that we are deeply divided and so forth. these are common things that we hear. of course, they are true, we are are deeply divided, but in fact there really has been one element of immigration policy that's been a source of support across the board for a very long time and that has been strengthened enforcement, especially border enforcement and deportation or remova ls. mpi has worked on on issues from the outset, reports on many different parts of this consensus on many different programs and elements of the enforcement system.theenforceme enforcement system. this is an effort to loo
sure some of your questions, claire will field and i would like to change claire very much for all her efforts and thank my colleagues for this extraordinary report that i know you will all enjoy very much. thank you very much and doris, please come to the podium. >> good morning, thank you very much. my wish for a happy 2013, as well. we are talking this morning about immigration enforcement as dimitri has teed up. you know, it is often said there is no agreement in the country on...
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talked to claire danes, talked to lena dunham from hbo's "girls." and this guy. joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> i was fortunate enough to get to cover the golden globe awards last night in hollywood. and i have done political conventions, i did the diamond jubilee in london and now my very first hollywood red carpet. by now we all know the winners. ben affleck, arguo, les mis, daniel day-lewis' "lincoln." i want to focus on the moments here, the funny, and the heart felt. on stage, and behind the scenes. >> can we talk about your tats. i want to know what they are. >> they all come from children's books. this is ferdinand the bull. i have eloise at the plaza on my lower bac
talked to claire danes, talked to lena dunham from hbo's "girls." and this guy. joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's...
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claire danes wins for "homeland." is this the last year of "30 rock?" . >> it is. >>> the american deejays who made the prank phone call to the hospital? they are off the air. they badly impersonated queen elizabeth and prince charles and were patched through to the royal ward. the nurse who routed the call committed suicide. they were suspended right after the incident. but the show has now officially been axed. >>> video of a little boy being rescued from a flooded pickup truck. absolutely heart stopping pictures. story after the video, coming up after the break. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. trying to find a better job can likbe frustrating.gs, so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like
claire danes wins for "homeland." is this the last year of "30 rock?" . >> it is. >>> the american deejays who made the prank phone call to the hospital? they are off the air. they badly impersonated queen elizabeth and prince charles and were patched through to the royal ward. the nurse who routed the call committed suicide. they were suspended right after the incident. but the show has now officially been axed. >>> video of a little boy being...
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claire county, in central missouri. as the cell continues to press eastward we could possibly see more tornado warnings issued. this will be ongoing three the day into the overnight and into tomorrow. this is rare moderate risk that the storm prediction center has issued. meaning we don't typically see the die nammings we're seeing today for tornado watches and warnings. in the red shaded area we think all the ingredients come together for hail, damaging wind and long-lasting tornados. wherever you see the yellow shaded area. we're not out of the woods. you could definitely see damaging winds and isolated tornados. the threat is all the way up the southeast to the mid-atlantic region. we look for very warm, moist, unstable area. we'll deal with record-setting temperatures across the south in some cases. 73 in dallas. 55 in kansas city. in st. louis we're at 68 degrees. so, jon, this is something we typically see in late spring, a dynamic weather system that will give us unfortunately the potential for very damaging stor
claire county, in central missouri. as the cell continues to press eastward we could possibly see more tornado warnings issued. this will be ongoing three the day into the overnight and into tomorrow. this is rare moderate risk that the storm prediction center has issued. meaning we don't typically see the die nammings we're seeing today for tornado watches and warnings. in the red shaded area we think all the ingredients come together for hail, damaging wind and long-lasting tornados. wherever...
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>> did claire mccaskill's race? >> no -- >> you didn't -- >> we didn't see a possibility we were going to win. >> because of the comments -- >> when we get into a political season, we look at everybody else. we la look at where we can maxie our influence, where the people that we support are, and where the people that we oppose are. a better example of the clout, not of the nra, because it isn't us, it's the gun owners that look to us for leadership, was the wisconsin recall election with governor scott walker, who was clearly a second amendment supporter, had been for his entire career, running against an opponent who was clearly not and hadn't been for his entire career -- >> david, let me -- >> -- in that race, the whole six-point margin was attributed to second amendment voters. so there has to be a clear contest. >> let me ask you real quick, gabrielle giffords' husband, mark kelly, the astronaut, was here in "the situation room" yesterday and wolf spoke with him and asked him to speak directly to the camera, t
>> did claire mccaskill's race? >> no -- >> you didn't -- >> we didn't see a possibility we were going to win. >> because of the comments -- >> when we get into a political season, we look at everybody else. we la look at where we can maxie our influence, where the people that we support are, and where the people that we oppose are. a better example of the clout, not of the nra, because it isn't us, it's the gun owners that look to us for leadership, was the...
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those senate democrats that were just elected like heidi heitkamp or claire mccaskill, they're not going to support this president's agenda. those up for re-election cannot support it. i continue to believe we're winning on principles because those principles are winning. >> mary, do you support the gun reforms that the president's putting forward? >> mary's optimistic. >> i'm totally optimistic. i have no objection to background checks. >> i was just curious. >> i have a gun. i don't have an uzi. i have a ladies' gun. i have a .357, and i think people -- and i respect the second amendment. but more importantly, don't be offended, again, i understand that i am of that world, i still have a foot in that world. i still have a home up there. i'm still active in politics, in the rnc reform. but this is a -- it's not what people sit around at their kitchen table and talk about. we still have too few jobs or we're underemployed out here. i love -- you guys keep paying attention, this is very, very important what you're doing. i didn't mean to in any way suggest that it isn't. but i'm optimisti
those senate democrats that were just elected like heidi heitkamp or claire mccaskill, they're not going to support this president's agenda. those up for re-election cannot support it. i continue to believe we're winning on principles because those principles are winning. >> mary, do you support the gun reforms that the president's putting forward? >> mary's optimistic. >> i'm totally optimistic. i have no objection to background checks. >> i was just curious. >> i...